--- title: "NHS South Yorkshire ICB Barnsley Place Children and Young people's out of hours mental health crisis service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04cef7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04cef7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cef7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cef7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2025-01-10" --- # NHS South Yorkshire ICB Barnsley Place Children and Young people's out of hours mental health crisis service Buyer: NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04cef7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04cef7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cef7.json) ## Summary NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is planning a procurement process for a confidential, out of hours mental health crisis response service for children and young people in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. This tender, titled "NHS South Yorkshire ICB Barnsley Place Children and Young People’s Out of Hours Mental Health Crisis Service", falls under the industry category of psychiatric or psychological services. The process is currently in the planning stage, with key dates indicating a future notice to be published on 28th January 2025. The contract, valued at £116,000, will span two years and is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The service requires delivery from 17:00 to 09:00, 7 days a week, and includes support via telephone, text, and web-based chat. This tender provides an excellent opportunity for businesses experienced in delivering mental health services to expand their operations, specifically those offering crisis intervention and support services. Suitable candidates may include organisations with a background in mental health counselling, psychotherapy, and 24/7 helpline services. The contract’s focus on out-of-hours support and the inclusion of services for callers under 16 years old, as mandated by NHS England, presents a unique business opportunity to enhance service offerings and fulfil a critical need in the community. Companies adept at providing text and webchat support, along with telephone-based crisis intervention, will find this tender particularly fitting to their capabilities. ## Notice NHS South Yorkshire ICB Barnsley place Children and Young people's out of hours mental health crisis service This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The intention is to award a contract following the Most Suitable Provider Process. This is a confidential out of hours mental health crisis response service for children and young people and their parents and carers, delivered by people with lived experience, mental health wellbeing practitioners, counsellors, therapists via telephone, text, and web-based chat. The value of the contract is PS116,000 for a 2 year contract duration. ### Lot Information Lot 1 NHS South Yorkshire ICB Barnsley place needs to implement a confidential, out of hours mental health crisis response service for children and young people. The service needs to be able to provide support if the young person: o Feel they have nowhere to turn o Feel they can't go on living o Feel they are in crisis o Are finding it hard to cope with life o Are feeling angry, lonely, anxious or depressed o Are feeling confused or finding it hard to think straight o Are feeling unsafe o Are caring for a young person o Just want to talk The service offer needs to include text, webchat and phone support and ideally needs to be operational between the hours of 17:00 and 09:00am (or for a minimum of a 12 hour period during these times), 7 days a week, every night of the year. Additionally, the provider of this service also needs to support the NHS England mandated NHS 111 Option 2 service for children and young people in Barnsley who contact the service and are under 16 years of age, as the current mandated service in Barnsley only supports people aged 16 and above. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000809-2025 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Jan 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £116,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 3FG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central | | Delivery location | TLE3 South Yorkshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services ## Release History - 10 Jan 2025 at 11:36 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000809-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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